HTC Hero Smartphone Reviews

HTC Hero Smartphone

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  • Broke up with my blackberry & have a new Hero - HTC Hero Review

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 26, 2009
    Pros: Sleek Design, Touch Screen, Not bulky, Google Android, Easy to Use
    Cons: Battery life not so good, android calendar app crashes

    Summary: So, after over a year of living and loving my Blackberry Curve I was itching for a new phone. A part of me lusted for an iPhone, but I wasn't in love with the price nor the fact I'd ... read more

  • Great little phone

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 30, 2011
    Pros: Solid, basic Android phone.  Extremely well built.
    Cons: Slow.  email stored in main memory, not SD.

    Summary: This phone is now obsolete, but for those who are considering buying a used one, I'll add a few comments.  I have had this phone for about two years and it is very reliable.  This week I accidentally dropped it from 24 feet (yikes!) and ... read more

  • Sprint's First Android...

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 1, 2010
    Pros: Sprint's good coverage, loud speaker, Android 2.1, Multi-Touch, HTC Sense, Thin & Light design, 
    Cons: Battery Life, Slow at times, Low-resolution video recording,  Limited user storage for Applications 

    Summary: For being an entry level smartphone, I am surprisingly impressed with the performance and value of this phone. I have owned the phone for over 6 months, and have had no complaints since the Android 2.1 update. The update slightly improved battery life, ... read more

  • HTC Hero a good first foray into Smartphones

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 3, 2010
    Pros: Quality construction, Voice quality, Screen, Camera, HTC Sense, WiFi, GPS, Sprint's plan pricing
    Cons: iPhone experience better, Mediocre battery life, Can be laggy, Camera controls, Disjointed Android Market

    Summary:   I have been using AT&T for 10 years, and only used voice service.  With friends, family and coworkers making the move to smartphones and using text messaging more often than voice, I decided to take the plunge.  I had become ... read more

  • Love my Hero

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 7, 2010
    Pros: - customizable
    - easy to use
    Cons: - too long to find and connect to wifi

    Summary: My husband and I just upgraded our phones and we both chose the HTC Hero. My husband originially wanted a Blackberry, but after hearing the salesperson describe both phones, he changed his mind and jumped on board my Hero train. What won him over was the ... read more

  • Sprint HTC Hero, Definitely NOT A Zero

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 4, 2010
    Pros: Extremely customizable, Google, good/growing app collection, decent 5MP camera, much more.
    Cons: Initial learning curve, small keyboard, occasional lag, initial Google contact import

    Summary: Its been about a month since I dumped the Palm Pre and got with the Hero from HTC (how cliche, right?).  While I haven't had a chance to put it through its paces in what will be a huge part of its life (storm chasing), I feel pretty confident in my ... read more

  • HTC Hero with Google from Sprint.

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 5, 2009
    Pros: Easy to email, video, Web, GPS, Many free apps, long battery life. Keyboard
    Cons: Some lag, iTunes difficult, Track ball for camera shots difficult

    Summary: I have had the HTC Hero for about 3 weeks now.  I chose the HTC over the iPhone. I will break this review down into several short categories so lets get started.Feel and build: The device looks to be about 3/8" thick ... read more

  • HTC Hero

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 30, 2009
    Pros: texting. Music. Videos. games. internet. apps. phoning. security a lot of other things
    Cons: very rarely the phone can tend to take a long time to load.

    Summary: This is the best phone out in my opinion i prefer it a lot to the Iphone 3Gs although the Iphone my have a few better aspects this is a better phone overall and i love it. The applications on it are excellent, the touch screen on it is ... read more

  • Express Reviews
  • Great phone worst customer services

    Not rated yet by the Epinions community
    Sep 17, 2010
    Pros: Small easily able to lock, great security and love the apps.
    Cons: Bad battery charge

    Summary:  I originally received two defective phones one phone couldnt obtain a charge while the other speaker went out. The sprint company had me pay a rebate just in case I were not to send back the other two once I recived the new

  • i heart my hero!

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Jul 21, 2010
    Pros: its amazing how much you can do with it
    Cons: the battery gets low somewhat easily

    Summary: Well, i got my hero about a year ago after my blackberry broke. i really have always wanted to try a touch screen and had heard good reviews about it. ever since the day i have gotten it i have loved it. it has so many great features. like thousands of

  • Hero is my hero

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Jun 3, 2010
    Pros: Intuitive, nice size, big screen
    Cons: battery life is short if using a lot of features

    Summary: After hanging on to old technology as long as possible, I finally decided to upgrade to the HTC Hero smartphone...and I am glad I did. I first went into a Sprint store to test all the phones. The Hero was the only phone that made sense to me. It is both

  • Slow and not well responsive to touch

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Oct 27, 2009
    Pros: Control storage, block numbers, customize ring tones, Google Voice, tons of applications.
    Cons: Slow irresponsive touch screen Lacks usability Screen sides not well responsive to touch Poor visuals

    Summary: There are so many positives about Android and the hero needs some help with usability, responsiveness and overall look and feel for

  • Bluetooth, MP3 and Wi-Fi

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Oct 11, 2009
    Pros: nice looking
    Cons: Wi-Fi: keeps loosing connection
    Bluetooth: there is a bad connection, it breaks up

    Summary: Wi-Fi* keeps loosing connection * tried with 3 different wf-fi networks Bluetooth* I cannot put the Hero in my pocket and listen with a headset* there is a bad connection, it breaks up MP3 Player* Cannot show the start and end time

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